I only want friends who say ‘Call me when you get home’

Girl code: If you don’t care about my safety, we can’t be friends

Shamontiel L. Vaughn
We Need to Talk
Published in
7 min readMar 25, 2021
Photo credit: Brandy Kennedy/Unsplash

“Call me when you get home.” It is the Millennial version of “Text me when you get home” for Generation Yers. And, to me, it is mandatory. I’ve been hearing women say this to me since my elementary school days as a latchkey kid. Mom. Cousins. Aunts…

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Shamontiel L. Vaughn
We Need to Talk

When I'm not writing about news, politics and relationships on "We Need to Talk" or cracking jokes on "Tickled," find me on Substack. Visit Shamontiel.com